Licensing Services
Civic Government (Scotland)
Act 1982 and Transport Act 1985
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT South Ayrshire Council under the review procedure laid down by Section 17 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and Section 14 of the Transport Act 1985 has fixed the maximum fares for the hire of taxis and private hire cars and other charges in connection therewith. Accordingly with effect from 5 May 2008 the maximum fares and charges will be as follows:
| If the distance does not exceed 0.75 mile for the whole distance |
£2.60 |
| Each additional mile |
£1.60 |
| Night time Charge (12 midnight - 6 a.m.) per hire |
£1.00 |
| Waiting Time - For each 15 minutes or part thereof |
£3.50 |
| Fouling Charge |
£50.00 |
| Christmas and New Year (From 9 p.m. on 24th December to 6 a.m., 27th December and from 9 p.m. on 31st December to 6 a.m., 3rd January) |
One and one half metered fare |
| 6/7/8 Seater vehicles – Where six, seven or eight
passengers are carried an enhanced charge of |
One and one half metered fare. (Except for the approved
period at Christmas and New Year when one and one half of enhanced metered fare will apply). |
| Fares for the shared hire of metered vehicles and all other charges in connection with the shared hire of metered vehicles, or with the arrangements for their shared hire, shall not be greater than those above. |
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